"He didn't just murder women. He fed them to his pigs—and served their flesh to unsuspecting neighbors."
In this chilling true crime episode, we investigate Robert "Willie" Pickton, Canada's most prolific serial killer. A wealthy pig farmer from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Pickton lured vulnerable women—mostly sex workers and drug users from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside—to his sprawling farm with promises of money, drugs, and parties [citation:6][citation:7]. Behind the slaughterhouse doors, he strangled his victims and disposed of their remains by feeding them to his hogs [citation:1].
Between 1997 and 2002, the remains or DNA of 33 women were found on the property [citation:1]. Pickton was charged with 26 murders, though he once bragged to an undercover officer that he killed 49 women and was aiming for an "even 50" [citation:1][citation:6]. He was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years [citation:1][citation:4].
On May 19, 2024, Pickton was violently assaulted by a fellow inmate at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec. He died from his injuries on May 31, 2024, at age 74 [citation:1][citation:5]. His death brought some closure to victims' families, though many still wonder if he acted alone [citation:6]. Listener discretion absolutely required.


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